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Volume 82, Issue 4
April 2014
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ISSN 0002-9505
EISSN 1943-2909

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

ECLIPSE PINHOLE IMAGES
Jay M. Pasachoff
Am. J. Phys. 82, 269 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4864639
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MANY-BODY PHYSICS IN ATOMS AND MOLECULES
Andrew Zangwill
Am. J. Phys. 82, 269 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4867377
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AWARDS

2014 AAPT Award Citations at the Winter Meeting, Orlando, Florida
Jill Marshall
Am. J. Phys. 82, 270–272 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4868019
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PAPERS

Magnet traveling through a conducting pipe: A variation on the analytical approach
Benjamin Irvine; Matthew Kemnetz; Asim Gangopadhyaya; Thomas Ruubel
Am. J. Phys. 82, 273–279 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4864278
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Compression waves and kinetic energy losses in collisions between balls and rods of different lengths
A. A. Freschi; R. Hessel; M. Yoshida; D. L. Chinaglia
Am. J. Phys. 82, 280–286 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4864273
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Circular orbits on a warped spandex fabric
Chad A. Middleton; Michael Langston
Am. J. Phys. 82, 287–294 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4848635
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The Schwarzschild metric: It's the coordinates, stupid!
Pierre Fromholz; Eric Poisson; Clifford M. Will
Am. J. Phys. 82, 295–300 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4850396
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Beyond Clausius–Clapeyron: Determining the second derivative of a first-order phase transition line
Matthew Krafcik; Eduardo Sánchez Velasco
Am. J. Phys. 82, 301–305 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4858403
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Advantages of using a logarithmic scale in pressure-volume diagrams for Carnot and other heat engine cycles
Lih-Yir Shieh; Hung-Chih Kan
Am. J. Phys. 82, 306–310 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4860656
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An experiment to measure the instantaneous distance to the Moon
Leonardo J. Pellizza; Mariano G. Mayochi; Ligia Ciocci Brazzano
Am. J. Phys. 82, 311–316 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4856566
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Measuring the Moon's orbit using a hand-held camera
Benjamin Oostra
Am. J. Phys. 82, 317–321 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4867968
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Understanding current signals induced by drifting electrons
Kristen A. Recine; James B. R. Battat; Shawn Henderson
Am. J. Phys. 82, 322–330 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4864642
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Quick and easy escape from a metastable state
Anupam Garg
Am. J. Phys. 82, 331–336 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4856655
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The pilot-wave perspective on spin
Travis Norsen
Am. J. Phys. 82, 337–348 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4848217
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Accurate physical laws can permit new standard units: The two laws F→=ma→ and the proportionality of weight to mass
Wayne M. Saslow
Am. J. Phys. 82, 349–353 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4862967
View articletitled, Accurate physical laws can permit new standard units: The two laws <span class="inline-formula no-formula-id"><span class="mathFormula"></span><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><mrow xmlns=""><mover accent="true"><mi>F</mi><mo>→</mo></mover><mo>=</mo><mi>m</mi><mover accent="true"><mi>a</mi><mo>→</mo></mover></mrow></math></span> and the proportionality of weight to mass
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NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS

The ellipse in parabolic motion: An undergraduate experiment
M. A. Carrillo-Bernal; P. E. Mancera-Piña; H. H. Cerecedo-Núñez; P. Padilla-Sosa; H. N. Núñez-Yépez; A. L. Salas-Brito
Am. J. Phys. 82, 354–356 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4864291
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Erratum: “The torque on a dipole in uniform motion” [Am. J. Phys. 82, 251–254 (2014)]
David J. Griffiths; V. Hnizdo
Am. J. Phys. 82, 354 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4869186
View articletitled, Erratum: “The torque on a dipole in uniform motion” [Am. J. Phys. 82, 251–254 (2014)]
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APPARATUS AND DEMONSTRATION NOTES

Comparing measured and calculated frequencies of a demonstration trumpet
Michael C. LoPresto
Am. J. Phys. 82, 357–358 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4863396
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BOOK REVIEWS

Physical Mathematics.
Don Lichtenberg
Am. J. Phys. 82, 359 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4862948
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BOOKS RECEIVED
Am. J. Phys. 82, 359–360 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1119/1.4869727
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Playing with active matter
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The physics of “everesting” on a bicycle
Martin Bier
Perfect and imperfect pitchfork bifurcations in a V-shaped spring-mass system: Comment on “Hysteresis in a simple V-shaped spring-mass system” [Am. J. Phys. 89, 663–665 (2021)]
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Counterintuitive properties of relativistic relative motion for accelerated observers
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